Messi is returning to the scene of his last goal against Madrid in the hope that he can arrest his current six-game Clasico goal drought.

On that occasion, in March 2014, Messi netted a hat-trick to help his side to a memorable 4-3 victory against a ten-man Madrid side.

Since then, however, Messi has found it much tougher and even failed to find the net in last season’s 4-0 rout of Madrid at the Bernabeu after coming on as a second-half substitute following his return from a long-term lay-off.

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Messi remains the Clasico's all-time leading goalscorer, though, with 21 goals in 33 appearances to date, though in recent games his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, has had more success, scoring three in his last six.